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Every cloud has a silver lining

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Posted on: 01/04/18

Have you ever heard wheel hub unit the
saying,"Every cloud has a silver lining?" Basically, it means you should not
feel hopeless when confronted with difficult times as they always lead to
brighter days ahead. Difficulties are like the dark clouds that fill the sky on
a rainy day, seemingly blocking out the sun.

Just as the clouds block the sun's rays, we feel that our joys or
accomplishments are blocked by these difficulties. However, if you look very
close at the edges of the cloud, you can see the sun shining as if to make a
silver lining around the cloud. The splendor of that view is inspiring! It
reminds us that an element of hope, or a consoling aspect, can be found in what
appears to be an otherwise bad situation.

Each of us can recall a time in our life where we said, "if only..." For me,
I used to have a mountain of them..

...if only I had gone to college, I would be a veterinarian..if only I had
cared about myself, I wouldn't have blossomed to 330 lbs....if only I didn't
have these stretch marks, I'd be so happy...only I had taken the other job, I
wouldn't be unemployed

The truth of the matter is this...

....if I had gone to college directly after high school, I may or may not
have become a veterinarian... but I would have missed the opportunity to meet my
husband

...if I hadn't bloomed to 330 lbs,I may not have learned to have empathy and
compassion for others. Additionally, I might not have had the opportunity to
find my inner strength and determination

...if I had not had stretch marks, I may not have been blessed with the
lovely young lady who I am proud to call my daughter, and my friend

...if I'd taken another job, I may or may not have been unemployed. I would,
however, have missed meeting the kind gentleman that helped me learn my
value

How did I learn to change my viewpoint? How did I learn to see the silver
lining in every cloud? I'll share what my grandfather lovingly shared with my
mother...and she caringly taught to me...

My grandfather moved to Kansas with the entrepreneurial spirit of drilling
for oil. Coming from the small town of Carlisle, and being a welder, he knew
little of what he would encounter. However, with much courage and the spirit of
a pioneer, he and his father moved to Kansas to live their dream. He read and
studied about the use of nitroglycerine and what it meant to fracture a well.
Later, during the struggling days of a new business, his son asked if he could
join him and his grandfather to work in the oil business. Grandpa wanted to have
Buddy join him but wasn't sure if the young business would thrive enough to
sufficiently support Buddy and his young family.

Buddy remained in Des Moines and secured employment driving a delivery truck
for a donut shop. In a vehicle, similar to our UPS trucks of today, the driver's
door was a full panel that slid into the side panel of the truck. It was during
the late 1950's and seat belts were not in use. Drivers routinely drove their
routes with the doors wide open to aid them in easily jumping in and out at each
destination.

Grandpa received a call no parent wants to receive and was notified that his
son had been killed. Someone hit the passenger side of the delivery van and
Buddy had flown out the open doorway. The truck tipped over and his life
ended.

Grandpa briefly allowed the words "..if only,...if only I had allowed Buddy
to come to Kansas, he would still be alive" to occupy his thoughts. A while
afterwards, Grandpa heard of an automobile accident on a country road in Kansas
where the driver of a truck was killed. He came to the realization that he could
never win the "what if" scenarios. For "if" he had told Buddy he could join him
in Kansas, he "could" have been the driver that was killed on the road that day.
Grandpa calmed his thoughts, threw out the "if only" language and focused on the
positives of life.. the silver linings.

Grandpa chose to be happy in the fact that his son wanted to work with him
and to be thankful for the years he had shared with Buddy. In addition, the
lesson of the silver lining has now been passed on through four generations
(soon to be five as I will be sending this to my grandchildren).

It is time to let go of the "what if's" of our lives and focus on our
blessings. In doing so, we free ourselves from the torment of "what if". By
developing an "attitude of gratitude" we allow our minds to embrace positive
thoughts that, like a magnet, will be drawn to you. It prepares us for a mindset
that Believes in the infinite possibilities of life!

Art Linkletter said, "Things turn out best for the people who make the best
out of the way things turn out." Brian Tracy shared, "Develop an attitude of
gratitude and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every
step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your
current situation."

Can we apply this lesson to our journey to a healthier lifestyle? You bet we
can!

So, in the words of Mary Oliver,"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your
one wild and precious life?"